Iron Man

The Iron Man is Our Sardar! Statue of Unity Vallabhbhai Patel, India's 'Iron Man', was born on October 31, 1875. A lawyer and a political activist, he played a leading role during the Indian Independence Movement. Renowned as the architect of independent India, Sardar Patel united 562 princely states to build the Republic of India. In 1897, Vallabhbhai passed his high school and started preparing for law examination. He went to pursue a degree in law and travelled to England in 1910. He completed his law degree in 1913 from Inns of Court and came back to India to start his law practice in Godhra, Gujarat. For his legal proficiency, Vallabhbhai was offered many lucrative posts by the British Government but he rejected all. He was a staunch opponent of the British government and its laws and therefore decided not to work for the British. On 143rd birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a statue...